"Voter apathy can trigger crises in Iran": IIPF

IranMania:

A leading reformist has warned of major crises in case voter turnout in the June 17 presidential election is low, Iran Daily reported.

Secretary of Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF) Mohammad Reza Khatami told a public gathering in the city of Garmsar late on Tuesday that voter apathy and an undemocratic election would give rise to large-scale crises at the national and international levels.

“It is very important that the next president be elected through a popular mandate,“ he said, adding that otherwise the US and Europe would use it to pressure Iran. ...